Episode 198: Fiefdoms

Welp - Alan asked Brent how it was going, he said it was review season, and then 40 minutes of babbling commenced --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

We're lazy, so we let chatgpt kick us off with a mailbag question. Tangents followed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

It's hard to tell what we talked about in this episode. But it involved a sleep-deprived Alan, and Brent, the Cat-Lady. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

The wonderful Dagna Bieda joins us to talk about her new book, Brain Refactor. Buy the book at https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Refactor-Engineering-Fulfillment-Opportunities/dp/B0DB69G798/ and learn more about Dagna at https://www.themindfuldev.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

We talk about this article - https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/06/10/generative-ai-is-not-going-to-build-your-engineering-team-for-you/ - which is good, but hyperbolic at times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

Just like millions of others, we feel the need to talk about crowdstrike - just a bit. Then we talk about leadership, engagement, and potential new podcasting ventures. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

It's another episode of the AI Testing Podcast, where we discuss the advancements of AI, parallels to nuclear war, and what humans will do in the future. Links - OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress framework The Day After --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

We talk about a lot of stuff - because that's what we do. Somewhere in there, we talk about the overlap between the ways of devops and MT, and Brent threatens to rewrite the first principle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

We talk about "Podcast Alan", and a bit about Alan's day job. Once again, going with the minimal editing approach. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support

It's been a long break. Again. But there are reasons. This time, we take a mailbag question and talk about the challenges of organizational change. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/abtesting/support